WozJoined: 10 Mar 2006Posts: 22800Location: in a land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:04 am Post subject:

RavensTillIDie wrote:

Estonianzulu wrote:

eagles101 wrote:

if he made the his last FG instead of missing.....would people be singing a different tune?

Yes, he was all sorts of pimped going into last season due to all the touchbacks. He is the scapegoat for that AFCCG loss.

Right, and then the NFL decided to essentially negate 50% of his worth by instituting the new kick-off rules prior to the start of the 2011 season. Then Cundiff went to to regress from the year before, where he made over close to 90% of his FGs in 2010, he made a meager 76% of them in 2011.

So no, the missed field goal in the AFCCG was just the icing on top. Fans were displeased with his performance and contributions well before that.

Actually, Cundiff returned to slightly better than his career averages in 2011. Only place where he didn't was in kickoff distance where he still kicked for 4-5 yards more than his average (which helped with his touchback numbers). Prior to 2010, Cundiff had a grand total of 11 touchbacks in five years of kicking. Not sure why suddenly the leg appeared after he turned 30. Sufficed to say, I'm not all that optimistic about it.

My advice to Redskins fans: Look on the bright side. At least he most likely won't have to make any kicks in a conference championship game. And if you do make it that far, that means RG3 is pretty good. He's a decent replacement for this year, but I would definitely be looking for a new kicker next year.